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Yoga Vāsiṣṭha 2.20.12

Traditional (ascribed to Vālmīki)

Prakaraṇas
6
Sargas
175
Published
73
Verses
2878
Level
intermediate

Sarga 20 · Verse 12

Verse 12

सदाचारक्रमः प्रोक्तो मयैवं रघुनन्दन । तथोपदिश्यते सम्यगेवं ज्ञानक्रमोऽधुना ॥ १२ ॥

sadācārakramaḥ prōktō mayaivaṁ raghunandana | tathōpadiśyatē samyagēvaṁ jñānakramō’dhunā || 12 ||

Translation

So I have told you the course of good conduct, joy of the Raghus; and in the same way I now teach you fully the course of knowledge.

Word by word

sadācāra
of good conduct
kramaḥ
the course
prōktō
(proktaḥ) has been told
mayā
by me
ēvaṁ
so
raghunandana
joy of the Raghus
tathā
in the same way
upadiśyatē
is taught
samyag
fully
jñāna
of knowledge
kramō
(kramaḥ) the course
adhunā
now

Meaning

The transition. The commentary: as I have taught you this course of good conduct, so now, in the prakaraṇa that follows, I teach you fully the course of knowledge. The Mumukṣu-vyavahāra Prakaraṇa has described the one who seeks freedom and how he must live; what comes next describes how the world arises, and so what is to be known.